Who's Who

Joy was ordained Deacon in 1992 and Priest in 1994. She was Vicar in a large urban parish in Sheffield and Priest in Charge of three rural villages in West Yorkshire before moving to St Mary’s in 2017.

Joy has been a School Governor for 30 years and is currently on the Governing Board of Dagnall Church of England School.

Joy  enjoys hiking and reading (although perhaps not at the same time) and is married to Dave, a Yorkshireman, who enjoys cricket and real ale.

Licensed as a Reader in March 2002, Gordon is married to Christine (who organises St Mary's Coffee Rota). Gordon is now retired from his Business Development role for a major defence contractor. His various church related projects include:

• Leading worship at St Mary's and All Saints and in other North Chilterns Group churches

• Chairman of Fund-raising Group

• Recent chairman of Carnival Committee

• Leading Confirmation Classes for young people

• Ex Officio member of PCC

Catherine Hayden has been member of St Mary's church since 1985. She lives in Edlesborough and is married to Martin. They have three grown-up children who were all baptised at St Mary's and who participated variously in the life of the church as choristers and servers. She retired from teaching at Edlesborough School in 2010 and is now a Foundation Governor of Dagnall Church of England School.

Having been a member of the PCC for more than 20 years, Catherine was elected churchwarden in April 2011.

Hi there! Fliss & I retired to Edlesborough after forty years in the Ministry. We’ve been married for over fifty years, have four children, seven grandchildren and a dog called Monty.. Thank you Lord!